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[–] plinky@hexbear.net 47 points 2 years ago (22 children)

Changed tide of war

in fucking 1944

ohnoes

[–] Kidplayer_666@lemm.ee 16 points 2 years ago (19 children)

I mean, it was in 1944 that for the axis it went from “not going well at all” to “run for your lives”. And I mean, one of the main contributions of the US was A-mostly dealing with Japan, B-supplying half the world (including the soviets). The troops sure were important as hell, but not their main contribution

[–] plinky@hexbear.net 28 points 2 years ago (16 children)

I mean by 1944 germany was done for. It was done for by 1943, but 1944 it was so obvious, i doubt that person (with historic background!) even looked at the eastern front.

Land lease was important, and people may downplay it a bit more than they should, but war stuff is incomprehensible to me.

[–] kleeon@hexbear.net 21 points 2 years ago (3 children)

germany was done the moment it lost the battle of moscow imo

[–] plinky@hexbear.net 18 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

On grand scale - when they ~~failed~~ were stopped at stalingrad/reaching oilfields, but like it requires a lot of whatifs and blahblah. By 1943 soviets were advancing 500 km a year, and germany industry couldn't suddenly double its outputs, so war direction is fairly easy to see.

[–] 420blazeit69@hexbear.net 17 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Someone drop that paper/book from the U.S. military directly saying the USSR would have won the war without us

[–] emizeko@hexbear.net 5 points 2 years ago
[–] DyingOfDeBordom@hexbear.net 13 points 2 years ago

Look I'm a professional i've played a lot of victoria 3 and when the front starts moving like that between great powers it's over, one side has either lost too many men, morale, or materiel to put up an effective defense, much less push back

[–] Kidplayer_666@lemm.ee 6 points 2 years ago

They were done the moment they didn't finish off the British before invading the USSR

[–] huf@hexbear.net 2 points 2 years ago

yes, in hindsight they lost in like january of 1942, but because they refused to admit it, it took a few more years to explain it to them.

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